President’s Vitae

Dr. Michael Fiorentino has served higher education for more than 37 years. He arrived
in Lock Haven, Pennsylvania, to begin his tenure as President of Lock Haven University
on July 1, 2011.

Dr. Fiorentino was named Executive Vice President of Academic Affairs at Fitchburg
State University in 2009, where his duties included serving as the university’s chief
operating officer and coordinator of all of its administrative functions. Prior to
taking that post, he served five years as Provost and Vice President for Academic
Affairs at the university, being responsible for the execution of educational policy
and supervision of instructional staff and budgets.

Dr. Fiorentino was previously chair and professor in the Department of Special Education
and chair of the M.Ed. Program in Educational Leadership at Fitchburg State University.
Prior to those leadership roles at Fitchburg State University, Dr. Fiorentino served
as Associate Vice President and Executive Assistant to the President and as Associate
Vice President for Academic Affairs at Framingham State University.

Before assuming his duties at Framingham State University, Michael was an assistant
professor of special education at Fitchburg State University, specializing in emotional
disturbance and educational research. He was later named Associate Dean and Principal
of the McKay Campus School/Teacher Education Center at the university. He also served
as a special education teacher in the Needham Public School system.

Dr. Fiorentino has served as a consultant for the U.S. Department of State; the Office
of Overseas Schools; the University of Georgia; the Association for the Advancement
of International Education; the Association of American Schools in Central America,
Columbia, the Caribbean and Mexico; and Sopris West Educational Services.

Dr. Fiorentino has extensive experience in international education and has worked
with International American schools in Central and South America, Mexico, Caribbean,
Europe, and the Mid-East. Most recently he has completed partnership agreements with
Tianjin Medical University in Tianjin, China, and the University of Verona in Verona,
Italy.

Dr. Fiorentino serves on the Clinton County Community Foundation Board, the Clinton
County United Way, and Lock Haven Kiwanis. He also participates in numerous national
professional organizations, including the American Association of State Colleges and
Universities (AASCU), Pennsylvania Campus Compact, Pennsylvania Association of Colleges
and Universities (PACU) and the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA).

Dr. Fiorentino earned his Ed.D. in Educational Administration from UMass Amherst in
1978. He received his Bachelor’s degree from Fitchburg State College and M.Ed. from
Boston University.